Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-19
WASHINGTON.
The Mesdames Logan
Blair Pension Bills.
THE PROTECTIONISTS' SCHEME.
The Centennial Celebration of the
Framing of the Federal
Constitution.
THE PROTECTIONIsTs' SCHEME

Special to the Herald By the Associated Press
WAsHINGToN, January lS.-The bills
granting pensions to Mrs. Logan and
Mrs. Blair, widow of the late Generas
Francis Blair, were defeated this morn.
ing in the House Committee on Invalid
Pensions. Tbs adverse majority reports
on the Logan and Blair bills will be made
by Swope and Taulbee respectively, and
the favorable minority report by Conger
and Morrill,. 1t is understood that the
basis Of opposition to the bills is the re.
luctancs on the part of the majority of
the committee to the continuance of the
policy of granting high pensions TO
widows of officers who did not die from
injuries incurred in tho service.
The only precedents for passing such
bills are found in the cases of the widows
and families of Admiral Farragut, Gen.
erals Hancock, Thomas and Grant, and
a majority of the committee believe it to
be bad policy to follow these precedents
in view of the fact that there are about
one hundred surviving widows of eff
GERS who would then be entitled to pen
sions, who are now excluded by the gen.
eral law.
The House in the morning hour re-.
sumed the consideration of the Joint res.
olution authorizing an investigation into
the accounts OF Inc Pacific railroads
After short but spirited debate, in
which Hayden of Massachusetts,, though
in the name of Mr.. Adams, courting the
proposed inquiry, declared that thus in
vestigation resolution had been originat.
ed for tock-jobbing purposes, and to
accomplish the defeat of the funding
bill. The joint resolution was passed
without division.
AT 2 o'clock the House proceeded to
the consideration of the confere nee re.
port ON the interstate Commerce bill.
The President sent message to
Congress to-day transmitting q memo.
rial OF an executive committee of the sub.
constitutional centennial commission
proposing to celebrate the 18th of Sep
tember, 1887, in the city of Philadelphia
as the day upon which and the place
| where the convention that framed
| the Federal constitution concluded
their labors and submitted the result
for ratification to the thirteen statss
then composing the United States
The President recommends in the mes.
sage that such measures be enacted by
Congress as will give ample opportunity
to the people of the United States to
manifest their confidence in the institu-
tions on which rests the structure of our
government and their gratitude to
those who originated them.
Secretary Manning has written the
following reply to the Senate resolution
of January 9th calling upon him for in.
formation as to the sums of money
owing to the United States by the
Pacific Railroad Companies:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., l
| WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
January II, 1887. }
To the President pro tenn. Of the Senate !:
SIR:-I have the honor to state that
the amount due from the several Pacific
Railroad Companies for interest paid by
the United States to January l.lSS7, on
subsidy bonds issued to said companies
was $40, S54, 325, Of which there had
been repaid by the companies at that
time the sum of $2l, $50, l44. leaving
due on account of interest the sum of
$40, 302. ISL. There will be due on the
same account at maturity of the subsidy
bonds, September ii, 1897, the fur, ,her
sum of SAB, 406, ,92l, making total of
S92. 100, l03 due and to become due on
account of interest. There is also to
become due on account of principal on
these bonds at maturity the sum of
S64, ,623. 5l2. Making an aggregate in.
debtedness due and to become due of
Sl57, 332, ,6l5.